One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from ...

When a musician is invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the membership is for life and comes with the ...

Before Nashville had bachelorettes, pedal taverns and a dozen honky-tonks named after country stars, the city was home to something truly original.

Below, Billboard premieres a 2007 Opry appearance by Dolly Parton singing her classic, "I Will Always Love You," to Porter Wagoner on his 50 th anniversary of being an Opry member, accompanied by ...

With her family filling the front rows, the 23-year-old singer honored her mother and performed two songs in the circle.

It’s probably safe to say that “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” is the first three-hour special in the history of country music television to feature nothing but first-rate performances over the course ...

It's easy to argue that many musical institutions resemble the Grand Ole Opry; however, very few come close to matching the century-old radio program's enduring significance in country music. Since ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will mark the centennial anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry — the longest-running radio show in the world and ...

It all began with a fiddle. In 1925, newly launched Nashville-based radio station WSM hired popular Chicago DJ George D. Hay, host of the National Barn Dance program, to become its voice and, of ...

MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. (KAIT) - The Grand Ole Opry is the pinnacle of country music, and its roots can be traced back to Region 8. A small Arkansas town known for one of the largest springs in the state ...